The Left Coast Chamber Ensemble presents Minette, an arrangement for two guitars of an opera by Hans Werner Henze constructed on the principles of Beethoven’s Diabelli Variations and based on a short story by Balzac about vegetarian cats that form the Royal Society for the Protection of Rats. Guitarists should be eager to support such adventurous programming. Henze is one of the finest contemporary composers for the guitar; Left Coast’s Michael Goldberg is an outstanding musician with a flair for unusual repertoire; and guest artist Marc Teicholz is an internationally acclaimed Bay Area favorite. Left Coast’s typically eclectic program will also include wonderful piano quartets by Johannes Brahms and Ross Bauer.